Edward S. Lacey

Edward Samuel Lacey (* November 26, 1835 in Chili, Monroe County, New York, † October 2, 1916 in Evanston, Illinois ) was an American politician. Between 1881 and 1885 he represented the state of Michigan in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

In 1842, Edward Lacey moved with his parents to Michigan. The family settled first in Branch County and from 1843 in Eaton County. Lacey attended the public schools of his new home. He then worked in various occupations; among other things, he worked in the banking industry. From 1853 to 1857 he lived in Kalamazoo and then in Charlotte. In this city he was elected in 1871 as mayor. From 1860 to 1864 was Lacey land registry official in Eaton County. Between 1874 and 1880 he also served as curator of the State Mental Hospital of Michigan.

Politically, Lacey member of the Republican Party. In 1876 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Cincinnati, was nominated at the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Candidate. From 1882 to 1884 Lacey was regional chairman of the party for Michigan. In the congressional elections of 1880, he was the third election district of his state in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Jonas H. McGowan on March 4, 1881. After a re-election in 1882 he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1885 two legislative sessions. In 1884, Lacey decided not to another candidacy.

In 1889, Lacey was appointed by President Benjamin Harrison as the successor to William L. Trenholm to the Comptroller of the Currency. This high-level position within the U.S. Treasury he held until 1892. Afterwards, he moved to Chicago, where he worked in the banking industry. Edward Lacey died on October 2, 1916 in Evanston near Chicago.